District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:40th_United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:addressed |
issues of governance in the capital
|
| gptkbp:allows |
local self-government
election of a mayor and council |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent legislation
|
| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Board_of_Public_Works single municipal government |
| gptkbp:defines |
boundaries of the District of Columbia
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a model for other territories
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1871-02-21
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
Reconstruction improve local administration the needs of D. C. residents |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_courts
public education system government of the District of Columbia District of Columbia as a federal district District of Columbia as a political entity District of Columbia as a separate entity |
| gptkbp:first_introduced |
gptkb:Home_Rule_in_D._C.
|
| gptkbp:governing_body |
the Civil War's aftermath
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
gptkb:legislation
political leaders of the time |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for taxation
provisions for public services provisions for infrastructure development provisions for law enforcement |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future governance of Washington, D. C.
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
statehood movements
previous organic acts |
| gptkbp:is_a_framework_for |
D. C. governance
|
| gptkbp:is_a_solution_for |
D. C. administrative challenges
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Reconstruction Era legislation
efforts to centralize government the federal response to D. C. governance issues |
| gptkbp:key |
D. C. history.
|
| gptkbp:landmark |
in local governance
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
address local needs
District governance |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
D. C. political structure
|
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:local_governance
|
| gptkbp:provides |
for a city council
for a public health system for a territorial government |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_Act_of_1973
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_Act
|
| gptkbp:set_in |
rules for local elections
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Ulysses_S._Grant
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first comprehensive government for the District of Columbia
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
Civil War impacts
the lack of local government urbanization in D. C. |